A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to revise provisions related to daily expense accounts of members of the General Assembly; to provide members of the General Assembly with an additional security expense allowance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of local government, so as to prohibit the construction or development of new data centers for a specified time; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for an exception; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to require the inclusion of an opioid antagonist in first aid kits maintained at certain establishments; to provide for definitions; to authorize individuals to possess opioid antagonists on certain premises; to authorize trained personnel to administer opioid antagonists; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide that approved allowances paid to members of the General Assembly residing within 50 miles of the state capitol shall be paid through the legislative payroll system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the security guard division of the Department of Public Safety, so as to authorize the commissioner of public safety to provide security guards to the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and their families or any member of the General Assembly who is subject to a creditable threat to his or her safety or security in the same manner as currently provided for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10, Title 14, and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, corporations, partnerships, and associations, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to provide for annual reports of the value of securities sold or offered to be sold; to provide for fees; to provide for the joint and several liability of controlling private funds for the liabilities of target firms acquired by such controlling private funds; to eliminate a certain income tax deduction; to provide for taxation of capital gains on sales of property in qualified opportunity zones; to provide for sales tax for computer software; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances; to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HR 1032 creates a House Study Committee to examine Georgia's minimum wage policy. The committee, composed of five House members appointed by the Speaker, will study the economic impacts of raising Georgia's minimum wage (currently $5.15/hour, below the federal $7.25/hour) and assess potential changes. It has until December 1, 2026, to complete its study and may recommend legislation based on findings. This resolution does not raise wages itself but establishes a process for evaluating policy options. The committee's work directly affects Georgia's legislative process and future minimum wage decisions.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that changes to apportionment and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; to provide that additional changes shall only be made when necessary to comply with a court order; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to provide for free admission to state parks on certain public and legal holidays; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require that public schools schedule a lunch period for each class that includes not less than 30 consecutive minutes of seated time beginning from the time that a majority of the class has been seated after receiving their meals; to require local boards of education or other public school governing bodies to establish certain policies; to require the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations; to authorize the State Board of Education to provide grants; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to expand certain advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant prescriptive authorizations; to provide for a definition; to increase certain prescriptive authorizations from five-day to 30 day supplies; to remove certain prohibitions on writing prescriptions for minors; to provide for certain prescriptive authorization to order stimulants; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
